Hame-fastener.



H. H. DEMING.-

` HAMBFASTENER. APPLICATIONv FILED JAN. 30, 1908.

923,955. Patented June 8,1909.

UNITED sTATEs APATENT oEEroE.

HENRY n. DEMING, or rnroAco. ILLrN'ors, AssrcNoE or ONE-HALE To AXEE J. JOHNSON,

or cantico,ILLINoIsl HAME FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Junel 1909.

Application filed January 30, 1908. Serial No. 413,374.

To all 'whom it may concern.'-

Be it known that I, HENRY H. DEMING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of AIllinois,

.have invented certain new and useful Im the hames as tightly or as loosely as desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hame fastener provided with a pivoted arm which may be used as a lever for tightening the haines, and so constructed th at the tension of the fastening will be shifted to the body portion ofthe device when secured.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device as mentioned so constructed that thel lever portion will automatically separate thelparts as it is opened.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. l

My invention will be more readily understood by reference" to the accor'npanying` drawings forming a part of this specification and in which, .l

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device illustrating the same in position uponthe lower ends of the llames and in closed or fastened position, Fig. 2 isl a longitudinal section of the device in' opened position, Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view in closed position,

K and Fig. 4 is a plan view.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the main portion or body of the fastening and 2 a hook formed thereon to engage a ring, 3 on the lower end of one of the haines, 4. This portion of the device is preferably formed of malleable iron and the hook, 2 is bent down as shown in Fig. 1 to secure it to the ring, 3. At the opposite end of the device are a pairof lugs, 5 between which is pivoted an arm or 1ever,.6 upon the pin, 7. To the lower end of the opposite hame are secured a plurality of links, 8, 8 and 8"'.

To fasten the hame the lever, 6 is passed through one of the' links andlthen turned into the position shown in Fig. 1. This draws the haines toward each other and throws the link upon theA lugs, 5. This relieves all strain upon the lever and its pivot pin when the device is yin use. When either the link, 8 or 8 is used, the .other linker links are turned back over the linkor links in use. as shown in Fig. 3, the links being hingedly connected. The arm or lever 6 is slightly curved and is provided or formed with a flat face or edge, 9 which lies substantially parallel with the body, 1 of the device when in closed position. l/Vhen the afin or lever -is 'openedor thrown back, the face,- 9 lifts the link off of the lug and disengages it from thebodyportion of the device.

The face 9, by being in alinement with the lever portion 6,does not throw the link onto the lever until the lever is past a position at right angles tothe body and in position to l permit the link 1to readily slipoif.

1'0indioates a spring secured to the back of the body, 1 and adapted to impinge againstthe face 9 of the lever for holding it in closed f position. This comprises the straight portion, 10 fixed to the back of the body, 1, a

downwardly. extending portion, 10 and the Offset portion, 10 the latter of which rests upon the lever, the body 1 being cut away between the lugs as at 11, for this purpose. The end ofthe lever and its edge opposite the face 9 is rounded as vshown so that the spring will 'offer no resistance to the lever after having been partially thrown back.

12 indicates a lug formed upon the body portion between'the hook, 2 and thel'ugs5 and against which the lever, 6 rests when in closed osition, said lug thus' forming a stop for said) lever.

lHaving described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hame fastener comprising a link fixed to the lower end of one of the llames and a fastening membersecured to the lower end of the other hame, said member comprising a body portion having a hook formed at ,one end to secure the saine to the hame and a pair of lugs at the op ositeend, and a slightly curved lever pivotal y mounted between said ,Y

lugs and provided with a straight face sub stantially in alinement with the arm of theA levei said face being adapted to place said link upon said lugs when swung toclosed position and to remove the same therefrom when swun to open position, substantially as described.

2. A hame fastener comprising a link fixed y to the lower end ofA one ofthe haines and a fastening device seeured'to the lower end of l the-other heme and comprising. :tbody portion having a, hook formed at one end to seeure the saine' to the hameend a 'pair of lugs aittthe opposite end, a lever -pivotall-y mount- .eclH between "seid lugs and having a fiat face adjeeent-,tofits pivotellp'oint, said Hat face being adapted to plage said link upon seid` lugs'wheniswung to 'olosedposition and to remove 'thej' Same therefrom when swung to I 'open posi'tion, fsa-id;- faoe-lying substantially parallel with seid bod-y portion when in closed position, and: i spring ade tedto impinge against seidfaceto hold tie saine, in closed position, substantially asdeseribed.

3. A heme fastener Comprising a link fixed to the lower endQf one 4ol the haines and n fastening member se'ured' to the lower lend of -the other `hame,`said member comprising a body portion having .a hook formed at one end to secure the same to the heine and a pair of lugs zit the opposite end, and a slightly curved lever pivotall)T niountedbetween said lugs and provided with a straight face substantially in alinement with the arm of the lever said face being adapted to place said link upon said lugs whenswung to closed positionand to remove the saine therefrom when swung to open position, a spring adapted toim inge against the engl of seid face when the ever is in closed position, the end of said lever and the edge op )osite seid straight .face being rounded, su stantiailly :is described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses. j

HENRY l-LDEMING. Witnesses: FRANCES E. SHEEHY,

HOWARD S. AUSTIN. v

naine to this specification in the presence of 

